Ganoe

"There is a strong bond between Vietnam veterans, and I feel a strong bond with Staff Sgt. Ganoe," he said.

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Ganoe was then listed as missing in action, presumed dead.

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Ganoe was serving as a helicopter gunner with the 170th Aviation Company,

Ganoe, Berman Jr. 1990

Ganoe was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze

Ganoe, Berman Jr. 1990

Ganoe was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze

Ganoe, Berman Jr. 1990

Nearly 33 years after Staff Sergeant Berman Ganoe Jr. 's helicopter was shot down in Cambodia, family members and friends will give the man who once stood at about 6-foot-3, 245 pounds a hero's salute and a burial.

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Michael O'Donnell, the aircraft commander; Warrant Officer John C. Hoskins, the pilot; Berman Ganoe, the gunner; and Becerra, the crew chief.

Becerra, Rudy M. 1990

Ganoe was then listed as missing in action, presumed dead.

Ganoe, Berman Jr. 1990

Staff Sgt. Berman Ganoe Jr. was buried Friday, 33 years after the helicopter he was on was shot down over Cambodia.

Ganoe, Berman Jr. 1990

Ganoe and his colleagues tinkered with the process for six months.

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